HyperDic: taleban

English > 1 sense of the word Taleban:
NOUNgroupTaleban, Talibana fundamentalist Islamic militia
English > Taleban: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government.
SynonymTaliban
Broaderreligious movementA movement intended to bring about religious reforms
SpanishTaliban, Talibán
CatalanTaliban

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